Gall gnat vs Gall midge

Lestremia leucophaea compared with Lestremia cinerea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gall gnat	Gall midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Diptera (雙翅目)	Diptera (雙翅目)
Family same	Cecidomyiidae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus same	Lestremia	Lestremia
Species	Lestremia leucophaea	Lestremia cinerea

Evolutionary Relationship

Gall gnat and Gall midge share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lestremia.

Conservation Status

Gall gnat

NE — Not Evaluated

Gall midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gall gnat	Gall midge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gall gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Gall midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States